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A 23-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the death of a former "American Idol" contestant, who was struck by a car in New Jersey, authorities said.

The mayors of two New Jersey cities and a state legislator are under arrest today as part of a major corruption and international money laundering conspiracy probe.

In the middle of making a hard push for health care reform before the August recess, President Obama is taking a time out to drum up support for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine in his race for re-election, where the Democratic incumbent has been consistently trailing his Republican opponent.

More than 800 first responders have staged a disaster drill at the World Trade Center PATH station. The mock explosion happened Sunday morning in the PATH tunnel linking lower Manhattan to New Jersey. Hundreds of firefighters, police officers and members of other New York City agencies took part in the drill.
They secured the scene and then brought the pretend victims out of the tunnel.

The 150 volunteers playing victims wore makeup simulating blood and grime.

Venezuela will give a 300-acre island in the Delaware River to the state of New Jersey, the governor's office announced.

A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.

At least one person is dead and four missing after a fishing boat sank off the New Jersey coast, the Coast Guard said.

In the midst of shopping center deaths around the country, the most expensive mall in American history, New Jersey's Xanadu complex, plans to open its doors. A shopping palace or a developers' nuthouse?

New Jersey Lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco says the one winning ticket in Tuesday's Mega Millions $212 million drawing was sold in Ocean County, New Jersey.

Ticketmaster agreed to put a wall between it and its ticket reseller TicketsNow after complaints that Bruce Springsteen fans in New Jersey were improperly redirected to the reseller.